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the question was do you believe that israel -- >> i will get to that answer please, don't be in such a hurry. >> you trust ahmadinejad? >> not on this at all. >> headline makers. >> this is more important than any election. >> if the president didn't know what happened, he should have. >> i was the perfect candidate for america. >> what if mitt romney isn't the best person? >> the idea that somehow making a business profitable is different than helping people is really a foreign idea. >> and more. >> it is ridiculously easy for someone to purchase a gun. >> do you think homosexuality is a sin? >> i think it -- it is unnatural. >> could you wake up this morning and have a quick, you know? >> what day is it. >> the newsmakers starts now. good evening. one of the great things about my job is i get to sit down with movers and shakers, men and women in the biggest stories of the year. newsmakers, celebrities, and people never expected to find themselves in a spot like. they are all utterly fascinating. tonight you'll hear from some of my favorite guests. we begin with the big man himself,
the question was do you believe that israel -- >> i will get to that answer please, don't be in such a hurry. >> you trust ahmadinejad? >> not on this at all. >> headline makers. >> this is more important than any election. >> if the president didn't know what happened, he should have. >> i was the perfect candidate for america. >> what if mitt romney isn't the best person? >> the idea that somehow making a business profitable is different...
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such a hurry. >> should israel be wiped off the face of the map? is that your desire? >> if a group comes and occupies the united states of america, destroyed homes while women and children are in those homes, incarcerate the youth of america. impose five different wars on many neighbors. and always threaten others, what would you do? what would you say? would you help it? would you help that entity? or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say -- when we say to be wiped, we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. for war-seeking to be wiped off and eradicated, the killing of women and children to be eradicated. and we propose the way, we proposed the path. >> what they're really saying is in spite of the fact that we deny the holocaust, that we threaten israel and demonize the united states, we do all this stuff, we want you to trust us. in spite of the fact that we won't cooperate with the international regime set-up to avoid an arms race in the middle east, and set up to avoid nuclear proliferation. nobody believ
such a hurry. >> should israel be wiped off the face of the map? is that your desire? >> if a group comes and occupies the united states of america, destroyed homes while women and children are in those homes, incarcerate the youth of america. impose five different wars on many neighbors. and always threaten others, what would you do? what would you say? would you help it? would you help that entity? or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say -- when we say to...
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such a hurry. >> should israel be wiped off the face of the map? is that your desire? >> if a group comes and occupies the united states of america, destroyed homes while women and children are in those homes, incarcerate the youth of america. impose five different wars on many neighbors. and always threaten others, what would you do? what would you say? would you help it? would you help that entity? or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say -- when we say to be wiped, we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. for war-seeking to be wiped off and eradicated, the killing of women and children to be eradicated. and we propose the way, we proposed the path. >> what they're really saying is in spite of the fact that we deny the holocaust, that we threaten israel and demonize the united states, we do all this stuff, we want you to trust us. in spite of the fact that we won't cooperate with the international regime set-up to avoid an arms race in the middle east, and set up to avoid nuclear proliferation. nobody believ
such a hurry. >> should israel be wiped off the face of the map? is that your desire? >> if a group comes and occupies the united states of america, destroyed homes while women and children are in those homes, incarcerate the youth of america. impose five different wars on many neighbors. and always threaten others, what would you do? what would you say? would you help it? would you help that entity? or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say -- when we say to...
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he had blistering words for israel today. you have been condemned very vociferously in america for a comment that you are said to have made that you wanted israel to be wiped off the map. wiped off the face of the earth. in there have been many different interpretations of what you have said. you have disputed the meaning then translated from the original. let me give you this opportunity to say exactly what you did say and say exactly what you did mean. >> translator: we have been condemning the united states for many things. for having deposed a dictator with the revolution, for having sought freedom in free elections, for not allowing our oil and natural treasure to leave our country freely, and for having stood up to very dangerous terrorists in the region, for having stood up against suddam hussein who enjoyed the backing of many. we stood up against him and did not allow the occupation of our territory. we have been condemned for a great many things. because we said justice for all, the rule of law for all, right of pea
he had blistering words for israel today. you have been condemned very vociferously in america for a comment that you are said to have made that you wanted israel to be wiped off the map. wiped off the face of the earth. in there have been many different interpretations of what you have said. you have disputed the meaning then translated from the original. let me give you this opportunity to say exactly what you did say and say exactly what you did mean. >> translator: we have been...
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he had blistering words for israel today. you have been condemned for vociferously in america for a comment that you are said to have made that you want israel to be wiped off the map. wiped off the face of the earth. there have been many interpretations of what you said. you disputed the meaning that was then translated from the original farsi. let me give you the opportunity to say exactly what you did say and say exactly what you did mean. >> translator: we have been condemned in the united states for many things. for having deposed a dictator with a revolution. very having sought free elections. for not allowing our oil and national treasure to leave our country freely. and for having stood up to very dangerous terrorists in the region, for having stood up against saddam hussein. who enjoyed the backing of many. because we said, justice for all, the right for peaceful nuclear energy for all. >> but mr. president, do you want -- >> translator: allow me, please. >> the question wasn't there. >> translator: i will get to tha
he had blistering words for israel today. you have been condemned for vociferously in america for a comment that you are said to have made that you want israel to be wiped off the map. wiped off the face of the earth. there have been many interpretations of what you said. you disputed the meaning that was then translated from the original farsi. let me give you the opportunity to say exactly what you did say and say exactly what you did mean. >> translator: we have been condemned in the...
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the problem withb lem with hagel on the issue of israel? >> he has rehe peteedly placed all of the blame on israel in dispute after dispute and dispute and in fact publicly said u.s. policy is dependent on what he calls the israel lobby which is a pejorative term that i think does not reflect the realities of the strong u.s. national security interest in maintaining that alliance. >> that statement that he made was to aaron david miller a former u.s. diplomat. i was going to save this for the panel but maybe we could bring it up now. here is what he said regarding i israel and it was quoted in his new book the much too promisedland. he said people on capitol hill are afraid of the israel lobby and he says well, i'm a u.s. senator. here we go. the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here. i'm a united states stor senate not an israeli senator. david miller said what he was talking about there wasn't as dire as many people are making it out to o be. he is opposed to some israeli policies but certainly not andty israeli. this is the gu
the problem withb lem with hagel on the issue of israel? >> he has rehe peteedly placed all of the blame on israel in dispute after dispute and dispute and in fact publicly said u.s. policy is dependent on what he calls the israel lobby which is a pejorative term that i think does not reflect the realities of the strong u.s. national security interest in maintaining that alliance. >> that statement that he made was to aaron david miller a former u.s. diplomat. i was going to save...
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's strong supporter of israel, et cetera. it will play very big in confirmation hearings, should it get that far. >> something else that may play big is tough questioning, he is expected to face for his lack of support for the troop surge, you know, in iraq that was under president george w. bush. and that surge in 2007 turned out actually to be a success. how do you think he will handle that? >> it did. i will tell you. it wasn't just that he to he posed the surge, there were people who did that and even some republicans, the fact here is a republican the day after then-president bush announced the surge of troops in iraq to try to steady the ship there and get a foothold back on terra firm ma in iraq and chuck hagel came out and said biggest foreign policy mistake since vietnam. that's huge. that is gasp-inducing. >> i have to ask you about the next looming big battle in washington, that, of course, the fight in february, raising the country's borough limit. we get a glimpse what that's going to look like with "the state of
's strong supporter of israel, et cetera. it will play very big in confirmation hearings, should it get that far. >> something else that may play big is tough questioning, he is expected to face for his lack of support for the troop surge, you know, in iraq that was under president george w. bush. and that surge in 2007 turned out actually to be a success. how do you think he will handle that? >> it did. i will tell you. it wasn't just that he to he posed the surge, there were...
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i have been to israel so many times. you have doves in the community over there, you have moderates, people like perez who is almost godly in his love for peace. you got all kinds of people over there with different views. isn't the american secretary of defense allowed to have a particular view that's in the middle or slightly to the left or does it have to be bibi netanyahu to have -- >> if you go to tel aviv and look at the debate -- >> it's wide open. >> wide open. here it's much more -- >> if you're not for bibi, you're not considered pro-israel. >> chuck hagel is not a pacifist. number two, he's a war is last resort rather than war is first resort guy. i think that combined -- israel is obviously an important ally of the united states, but unless you're kicking the teeth in of israel's neighbors, then people are basically -- chuck hagel is no different than bob gates, no different than leon panetta, no different than anybody else in the obama administration. >> senator kerrey, you have been in politics all these ye
i have been to israel so many times. you have doves in the community over there, you have moderates, people like perez who is almost godly in his love for peace. you got all kinds of people over there with different views. isn't the american secretary of defense allowed to have a particular view that's in the middle or slightly to the left or does it have to be bibi netanyahu to have -- >> if you go to tel aviv and look at the debate -- >> it's wide open. >> wide open. here...
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this is over israel. we understand they do this to find food and also to be a defense against birds of prey so they appear to be one big mass. have you ever seen anything like it? >> i have never seen anything like this with this species of birds n. the ocean, fish swarm in similar ways. it is an effective defense that confuses birds, animals. it can confuse a predator. if nothing else, it's so beautiful, isn't it? a reminder of the wonder of nature. how graflt we should be that there are still sights like this left in the world. >> it is beautiful. it reminds me of hitchcock's "the birds," too. there are two sides to it. just saying. >> indeed. that's in the back of one's mind. >> thanks. good to see you. >>> imagine this -- living in smog that's so thick you would be willing to pay money for a lung full of fresh air. that's how bad things are getting in china. there is a businessman who's got a solution. red lobster's 30 shrimp. wow, that's a lot of shrimp. [ male announcer ] it's red lobster's 30 shrim
this is over israel. we understand they do this to find food and also to be a defense against birds of prey so they appear to be one big mass. have you ever seen anything like it? >> i have never seen anything like this with this species of birds n. the ocean, fish swarm in similar ways. it is an effective defense that confuses birds, animals. it can confuse a predator. if nothing else, it's so beautiful, isn't it? a reminder of the wonder of nature. how graflt we should be that there are...
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disagrees with israel. i think this is new information. let's play it. >> when you look at the intelligence, you know, it can be a lot more complicated. so i would just caution everybody that the intelligence on this issue raises a lot more questions about timing and when this will happen. >> erin, what secretary panetta is saying there is that let's be wary of false choices and timetables which is essentially the message chuck hagel has been sending for years on this. the obama administration has been pretty tough on iran behind the scenes. hagel has been consistent himself, saying look, we cannot allow a nuclear iran, war should not be our first choice, and that also is consistent with the president. the president began by thinking perhaps he could negotiate more with ahmadinejad than has proven to be the case. he's evolved on this issue. my guess is chuck hagel as secretary of defense will reflect that evolution. >> there's one other thing i want to ask you each about. this is relevant -- well, we'll ask you whether you think it's relev
disagrees with israel. i think this is new information. let's play it. >> when you look at the intelligence, you know, it can be a lot more complicated. so i would just caution everybody that the intelligence on this issue raises a lot more questions about timing and when this will happen. >> erin, what secretary panetta is saying there is that let's be wary of false choices and timetables which is essentially the message chuck hagel has been sending for years on this. the obama...
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jordan is friendly to israel. it's not without its problems though. that does bring us to israel. election time there as well. voters across israel choosing to keep prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the job. only his coalition kept enough seats to just stay in power. lost seats though, many of them to religious parties to the far right and to a new party with a surprising popularity. here's cnn's atika shubert. >> reporter: who is j.r.lapite. after tuesday's election, he is also the newest, brightest star on the political scene. his party winning an astonishing 18 seats in parliament. an upset that makes him the most wanted partner in nicole ligs. >> translator: the state of israel is standing in front of uneasy challenges. they threaten to destroy the israeli middle class. it's facing the breakdown of social equality. there is only one way that we can face those challenges, together. >> reporter: what do lapid and his party stand for? >> together with you we can change the priorities in this country. >> reporter: it translates to there is a future. the party's platform, howeve
jordan is friendly to israel. it's not without its problems though. that does bring us to israel. election time there as well. voters across israel choosing to keep prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the job. only his coalition kept enough seats to just stay in power. lost seats though, many of them to religious parties to the far right and to a new party with a surprising popularity. here's cnn's atika shubert. >> reporter: who is j.r.lapite. after tuesday's election, he is also the...
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among their concerns, past statements criticizing israel. >> do you think it's right that israel was committing a, quote, sickening slaughter as you said on the floor and senate. >> reporter: and intimidation about the pro israel lobby. >> name one person, in your opinion, who is intimidated by the israel lobby in the united states senate. >> i didn't -- the use of intimidation, i should have used influence. >> reporter: more questions centered on this report he co-authored which supports the elimination of all nuclear weapons, even if the u.s. goes first. he said he doesn't agree with all its findings. >> why would you ever put your name on a report that is inherently inconsistent with what you're telling us today. >> reporter: and wolf, the biggest flash point now has to do with iran. at one point the former senator says he supports the president's policy of containment and later had to correct himself to say he meant the opposite, not containment. and then another premise of u.s. policy, saying he believes iran is a legitimate and elected government. it took a democratic senator t
among their concerns, past statements criticizing israel. >> do you think it's right that israel was committing a, quote, sickening slaughter as you said on the floor and senate. >> reporter: and intimidation about the pro israel lobby. >> name one person, in your opinion, who is intimidated by the israel lobby in the united states senate. >> i didn't -- the use of intimidation, i should have used influence. >> reporter: more questions centered on this report he...
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israel is a u.n. member so the question seems strange because the party who needs a place and state are the palestinians. i'm not discussing the bias of one party against the other but i am talking about the real situation that exists now. israel is a member of the u.n., the ones who need a state and to have an entity and for this state to be a full-fledged member of the u.n. are the palestinians. so that's why i'm talking about reconciliation among palestinians. it is not possible to achieve peace and stability unless it is for everyone involved. so if the palestinians continue suffering, if the palestinians continue suffering from attacks, if the palestinians remain without a state, if the palestinians remain without a full acknowledgement from the whole world that they have full rights, this means peace will not be complete in the middle east and the world. what do we want for this world? we came with a message of peace. we want peace. but we want real peace. and a peace treaty. it's stated at the
israel is a u.n. member so the question seems strange because the party who needs a place and state are the palestinians. i'm not discussing the bias of one party against the other but i am talking about the real situation that exists now. israel is a member of the u.n., the ones who need a state and to have an entity and for this state to be a full-fledged member of the u.n. are the palestinians. so that's why i'm talking about reconciliation among palestinians. it is not possible to achieve...
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israel. australia, denmark, canada, but there are jobs off limits for women in each of those places. different jobs that are off limits. is there any position that you think a woman may not be able to do? yes, some women are bigger and stronger than men, but most women are not. as big and strong as men. i remember learning that, much to my chagrin, when i became a teenager and no longer was the fastest. they are built more physically than women. >> i remember learning that i couldn't beat up my little brother anymore. i didn't like that at all. many women are less strong than most men, but some women are stronger than many men. right now, the marine corps will allow men to join if they are 4'10" tall and 96 pounds, so if the marines can make a man out of a guy that small, it seems to me the marine corps could use a fuel good women, too. there are a whole lot of women, in fact, the overwhelming majority, of women who are a great deal stronger and tougher than that. >> we honor people who make
israel. australia, denmark, canada, but there are jobs off limits for women in each of those places. different jobs that are off limits. is there any position that you think a woman may not be able to do? yes, some women are bigger and stronger than men, but most women are not. as big and strong as men. i remember learning that, much to my chagrin, when i became a teenager and no longer was the fastest. they are built more physically than women. >> i remember learning that i couldn't beat...
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every day. >> hagel's got history's that going to cause the president trouble including positions on israel and iran. does that matter? and how does the president overcome resistance he's going to get from republican and conservative senators? >> it matters. we're going to have a big public hearing. moments in hear where people that we think are shoo-ins suddenly have to quit the process. admiral strauss in 1959 was picked by dwight eisenhower to be commerce secretary. everybody thought how he was an automatic, a long veteran in government. and yet they wouldn't allow him to go through. most famously, john tower, 24 years in the u.s. senate when george herbert walker bush picked him to be secretary of defense. in the hearing there were stories of overdrinking, alcohol, womenenizing, financial impropri impropries. you never know what you're going to stumble into. they'll go after hagel and brennan but in the end probably both confirmed. >> hagel's a veteran. hagel is a republican but you do point -- being a veteran may help a bit. being a republican, you're saying going to help less than you
every day. >> hagel's got history's that going to cause the president trouble including positions on israel and iran. does that matter? and how does the president overcome resistance he's going to get from republican and conservative senators? >> it matters. we're going to have a big public hearing. moments in hear where people that we think are shoo-ins suddenly have to quit the process. admiral strauss in 1959 was picked by dwight eisenhower to be commerce secretary. everybody...
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to working with the israeli government and is committed to the bonds between the united states and israel. >>> a pretty unlikely combination, traditional songs of zimbabwe mixed with traditional jazz. it is working for this group. i'll introduce you to them next. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. you take traditional songs from zimbabwe, you blend them with jazz and you get monoswezi. take a listen. ♪ >> monoswezi hails from countries all over the globe, zimbabwe, mozambique, and sweden. three members are in the house joining us via skype. i hope i got all of your names right. you look so happy, first of all. i've got to tell you. i'v
to working with the israeli government and is committed to the bonds between the united states and israel. >>> a pretty unlikely combination, traditional songs of zimbabwe mixed with traditional jazz. it is working for this group. i'll introduce you to them next. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was...
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ariel sharon became prime minister of israel back in 2001. he was a major player in the 2003 talks, called for a palestinian state, but then in 2006 he suffered a massive stroke and brain hemorrhage that put him in a vegetative state. well, today his doctors say that sharon appeared to respond to his son's voice and other items connected to his family. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here with me because i just -- i heard about this and thought seven years. first, be specific. when we say he responded, what specifically was he responding to and what might this mean? >> this is so interesting, i almost interrupted you. i'll give you two examples of things he responded to. so doctors showed him pictures of random houses, just houses he would never have known. and then they showed him a picture of his own house, and they saw brain activity that they didn't see in the same way with the random houses, and it was the kind of brain activity, brooke, you or i would register if we saw a picture of our own house, of something we're fami
ariel sharon became prime minister of israel back in 2001. he was a major player in the 2003 talks, called for a palestinian state, but then in 2006 he suffered a massive stroke and brain hemorrhage that put him in a vegetative state. well, today his doctors say that sharon appeared to respond to his son's voice and other items connected to his family. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here with me because i just -- i heard about this and thought seven years. first, be specific....
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. >> joining me now is congressman steve israel of new york, chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee. good morning. >> good morning, carol. >> is menendez right? >> yes, he is right. and, look, we now have two of the three elms necessary to pass immigration reform. you've got a bipartisan group of senators, on the left and the right, who support immigration reform and will unveil their plan. you've got the president of the united states who will unveil his plan in las vegas tomorrow. now all we need are house republicans to come to the table and agree and compromise. the question is this. will those house republicans who have always pandered to their tea party base to tea party extremism and intolerance. once and for all stand up to the tea party and join republicans and democrats and the president in a solution to an immigration process that is broken and is dysfunctional. >> well, you know, we're asking that question of our viewers today. you know, when you mention the tea party and how much power it actually does still have in the house of representatives. in yo
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the peace process may be impeded by it and ultimately egypt has upheld the treaty with israel and the hope is that it will continue to uphold it and we made that point as well. the president hopes. >> you hear these comments from the president of egypt and wonder why is the u.s. going ahead with the delivery of more f-16 jet fighters to egypt. do you support the delivery of that sophisticated war planes to egypt right now? >> i do, but the question is very, very pertinent and a good one. the reason for the sales is that they are tied directly to the camp david peace accords. they are executed through the sales. remember that these f 16s are not the most advanced. they would be decimated by the air force if there were a conflict. the military is dependent on the united states for training and pilots and for support of those planes. they are far from the use of the equipment. equally important is the military relationship demonstrated in the role played in helping to gain a ceasefire when the hamas and israel were in conflict. there is a relationship and egypt committed itself and conti
the peace process may be impeded by it and ultimately egypt has upheld the treaty with israel and the hope is that it will continue to uphold it and we made that point as well. the president hopes. >> you hear these comments from the president of egypt and wonder why is the u.s. going ahead with the delivery of more f-16 jet fighters to egypt. do you support the delivery of that sophisticated war planes to egypt right now? >> i do, but the question is very, very pertinent and a good...